About Baraur Village

Baraur is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,803, made up of 1,443 males and 1,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Shahganj
Pincode	222139
Area (hectares)	249.26 hectares
Population	2,803
Male Population	1,443
Female Population	1,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baraur compares

By the 2011 count Baraur is the 53rd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 249.26 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Baraur

Baraur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baraur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baraur from other places

Baraur lies about 17 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mihrawan, about 5.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baraur
Nearest railway station	Mihrawan	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahganj	16 km
Nearest town	Shāhganj	16 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	17 km

Villages closest to Baraur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Baraur

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraur village had a population of 2,803. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Baraur village has 1,443 males and 1,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Baraur is 222139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraur covers 249.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baraur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baraur is Mihrawan, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baraur.

Baraur is about 17 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mihrawan is about 5.3 km away. Shahganj is about 16 km away. Shāhganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.